Talk:Cynara

Scolymus versus cardunculus inconsistency
The article says: However, this is inconsistent with the Globe artichoke article, which claims to be about C. cardunculus not C. scolymus. Furthermore, the Cardoon article also says it is about C. cardunculus, but it concerns the artichoke thistle which looks different from the globe artichoke. Is anyone able to clear this up? Jimrhiz (talk) 07:49, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Cynara scolymus is the edible Globe Artichoke. It differs from C. cardunculus in that the leaf lobes and inner bracts of involucre are less spiny.


 * Well, according to GRIN, C. scolymus is not considered a species but instead a cultivar group: C. cardunculus Scolymus Group. It seems pretty clear that not everyone abides by this classification based on the large number of hits for a google or google scholar search on "Cynara scolymus". Kingdon (talk) 14:29, 11 October 2010 (UTC)